A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
FAT BEAR BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
FAT BEAR BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Blackstone BBQ
Blackstone BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 26th of 28 at the Smoke on the Falls (2017). They are ranked #5665 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1447
peak 1447 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Apr 7, 2017
latest Apr 8, 2022 · 5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 118%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.96
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.50 · weakest Brisket (145.64)
Road miles
9
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
603.78 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
307.92 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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The teams rated closest to Blackstone BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,654 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before Blackstone BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,660 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1447
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,675 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Level with Blackstone BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,652 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,656 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,651 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1447
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAT BEAR BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Slayton's Barbeque Company | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JIGGY PIGGY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HAMMONDVILLE HAWG MAFIA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 155.9772 | 161.50 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2856 | 130.8112 | 146.71 | top 117% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.7884 | 137.6456 | 149.63 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6344 | 139.9200 | 145.64 | top 97% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Falls | 5 | 26 | 0 | top 119% | Apr 8, 2022 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
216
finished ahead 39 times, behind 350
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
Apr 12, 2019 → Sep 18, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls
20181 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 Smoke on the Falls
20173 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Falls
- Career-best overall score617.4852 Smoke on the Falls
- Peak power rating (1491) Smoke on the Falls
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.8 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 9, 2021 |
| -10.7 | Smoke on the Falls | Sep 18, 2020 |
| -10.4 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 8, 2022 |
| -8.8 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 7, 2017 |
| -8.4 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 13, 2018 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 156% | 85% | 85% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 113% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 154% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 82% | 82% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2022 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 53 / 34 (306.1600) | 46 (156.5028) | 50 (149.6572) | — | — |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 43 / 38 (306.7772) | 15 (169.1544) | 46 (137.6228) | — | — |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 43 / 28 (310.8344) | 41 (155.9772) | 43 (154.8572) | — | — |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 28 / 30 (603.2112) | 27 (156.5372) | 24 (158.2856) | 28 (148.4684) | 30 (139.9200) |
| Apr 13, 2018 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 37 / 38 (590.6512) | 15 (172.5600) | 37 (130.8112) | 38 (137.6456) | 36 (149.6344) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 26 / 28 (617.4852) | 25 (158.2856) | 28 (149.0512) | 22 (162.7884) | 27 (147.3600) |